As you surely know, football players throughout the NFL took a knee and/or linked arms during the National Anthem on Sunday in response to the President's recent criticism. While the Trumpster already offered up a response (well, gesture) to the headline making protests, he took to Twitter on Monday morning to once again address the matter.

Not only did POTUS double down on his shade about players opting to protest during the national anthem, he went on to praise NASCAR fans for being SO respectful to "our Country." Wait a minute. When did NASCAR get dragged into all of this??

Just when she was debating leaving the "snake pit" that was primetime cable news, the 2016 election came — along with its carnival show of Twitter-savvy candidates — and made Kelly realize it was time to move on.

Well, move on she did… all the way to daytime television!

Ch-ch-check out the clip (above) to hear Kelly explain Trump's influence on her career move — and watch Ellen test her hosting skills in the most Ellen-y way possible (below)!

"We would wear uniforms, so I would wear this little skirt. I would flip up the skirt and write all of the answers in washable ink. And what's the teacher gonna do? Ask you to lift up your skirt? Like, sexual harassment!"

But it turns out the actress has a pretty low threshold for horror — because she was left trembling on the floor after being spooked not one, not two, but THREE times by scaremaster Ellen DeGeneres!

First, the daytime host startled Paulson by hiding in her dressing room closet and sneaking up on her with a maniacal laugh. Then, as the two were reliving the moment on stage, Ellen had one of her staffers sneak up behind Paulson and give her another scare!

Now almost as paranoid as her AHS: Cult character, the 42-year-old had a feeling Ellen wasn't done yet. She nervously asked if someone was about to pop out of the chest behind their chairs.

Seconds later, that's exactly what happened — and she STILL let out a blood-curdling scream!

Ch-ch-check out the clip (above) and see more of Ellen's best scares (below)!